Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Boston University

If you plan to study clinical, counseling and applied psychology, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 clinical psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston U.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology

Boston U Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical psychology progam at Boston U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The clinical psychology major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	100

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in clinical psychology from Boston U. This makes it the #100 most popular school for clinical psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #184 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Boston U Clinical Psychology Graduates

The median salary of clinical psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $31,373. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,952 for all clinical psychology students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical psychology majors at Boston University.

Boston U Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 clinical psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Boston U. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology at Boston U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boston U Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 49 students who graduated with a master’s in clinical psychology from Boston U in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from Boston U, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in clinical psychology. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• General Psychology

Careers That Clinical Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.